Jeff Zucker, the chief executive of NBC Universal, called comedian Jon Stewart's attacks on business network CNBC "incredibly unfair." At a media conference Wednesday in New York, Zucker said the Daily Show host's recent criticisms of CNBC, its Mad Money host Jim Cramer and business media in general were "completely out of line.

Monday TV is a bloody mess. A few weeks ago, the vital fluid signaled a medical emergency when a patient regurgitated on Fox's House. Just an hour later, it meant imminent death trickling from the mouth of a 24 shooting victim.

The White House's chief spokesman on Friday said he enjoyed watching The Daily Show host Jon Stewart give a lashing to CNBC's Jim Cramer over how he and the business network have covered the collapsing economy.

One of the most intriguing, and potentially important, interviews of the week will take place tonight without either a journalist or a newsmaker. Fans of finance and entertainment are salivating to see how CNBC's Jim Cramer holds up when he appears on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

CNBC reporter Rick Santelli, who became an instant online star when he criticized the mortgage bailout plan for "promoting bad behavior," ran afoul of Jon Stewart when he backed out of his planned Daily Show interview on Wednesday.